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M6.9 earthquake, Fiji, 2017-01-03

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)2017-01-03 21:52

Rank in 20178 / 110among M6+

Rank since 19002006 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji · -19.37, 176.05

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2017-01-03	2017-01-03 21:55	10 km	234 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.0 2017-01-03	2017-01-03 22:40	10 km	195 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M5.5 2017-01-03	2017-01-03 23:34	19 km	176 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M5.7 2017-01-04	2017-01-04 20:03	7 km	164 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M5.9 2017-01-14	2017-01-14 06:11	4 km	154 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
M5.7 2017-01-14	2017-01-14 18:25	4 km	169 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2021 M7.3M7.3

2000 M7.1M7.1

2021 M6.9M6.9

2017 M6.9M6.9

1972 M6.8M6.8

1921 M6.6M6.6

1920 M6.5M6.5

2000 M6.5M6.5

1921 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2013-05-07	2013-05-07 10:10	11 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 2005-08-09	2005-08-09 14:12	35 km	Vanuatu region
M6.1 2005-08-09	2005-08-09 05:26	24 km	Vanuatu region
M6.0 2005-03-31	2005-03-31 01:46	10 km	166 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.2 2001-02-14	2001-02-14 14:16	10 km	204 km SSW of Suva, Fiji
M6.1 2001-02-14	2001-02-14 14:04	10 km	187 km S of Nadi, Fiji
M6.0 2000-06-14	2000-06-14 23:01	33 km	128 km W of Nadi, Fiji
M7.1 2000-02-25	2000-02-25 01:43	33 km	Vanuatu region
M6.5 2000-01-09	2000-01-09 21:54	33 km	Fiji region
M6.0 1997-05-21	1997-05-21 16:26	33 km	197 km SW of Nadi, Fiji

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.